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Erosion

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Erosion begins with _____.

a)

Weathering

b)

Mudslides

c)

People

d)

Ice

2.

Trees and other plants protect the soil from _______.

a)

Insects

b)

Ice

c)

Erosion

d)

Moving

3.

Limestone _________?

a)

dissolves in water

b)

makes steep cliffs

c)

cuts away the banks

d)

made by waves

4.

Run off ___________?

a)

makes steep cliffs

b)

water that flows across ground

c)

deposits made by waves

d)

cuts away the bansk

5.

Ocean Waves ________?

a)

Make steep cliffs

b)

dissolve in water

c)

cut away at banks

d)

flows across ground

6.

When water freezes it takes up _______space.

a)

less

b)

more

c)

lighter

d)

darker

7.

Glaciers cut out _______ valleys.

a)

V-Shaped

b)

U-Shaped

c)

L-Shaped

d)

M-Shaped

8.

Frost helps break up rocks by pushing against the _______?

a)

Shore

b)

Cracks

c)

Banks

d)

Soil

9.

Soil is made of broken rocks, air, water and _______?

a)

Sandbars

b)

Sheets of ice

c)

Humus

d)

Banks

10.

Frost =

a)

slow moving sheet of ice

b)

Frozen dew

c)

hard, round ice

d)

richest layer of soil

11.

hailstone =

a)

frozen dew

b)

richest layer of soil

c)

slow moving sheet of ice

d)

hard round piece of ice

12.

Glacier =

a)

large, slow moving sheet of ice

b)

frozen dew

c)

sand near shore

d)

round piece of ice

13.

Topsoil =

a)

Richest layer of Soil

b)

Frozen Dew

c)

Sand near shore

d)

slow moving sheet of ice

14.

Sandbar =

a)

Deposit of sand near shore

b)

frozen dew

c)

round piece of ice

d)

layer of soil

15.

People help cause weathering and erosion by

a)

planting trees

b)

clearing the land

c)

growing grass

d)

trimming trees

16.

Each type of rock makes a certain type of

a)

Soil

b)

Nutrient

c)

Humus

d)

Mud

17.

Rocks and soil blown by the wind can

a)

Form from oceans

b)

Form snowdrifts

c)

Wear away rock

d)

Erode cliffs

18.

The wearing down and moving of rocks and soil from one place to another is called_______.

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Rivers

d)

Humus

19.

The breaking up of rocks and soil on Earth's surface is caused by ____.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Hurricanes

d)

Surface

20.

Rocks and soil are moved downhill by _________.

a)

Oceans

b)

Rivers

c)

Streams

d)

Rain